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Surname
LEWIS
Forename
David
Day
05
Month
12
Year
1904
Age
62
Occupation
Labourer
Mine/Quarry Name
Cwm (a)
Mineral Worked
Coal
Owner
Crawshay Brothers, Cyfarthfa, Ltd
Location
Merthyr Tydfil
County
Glamorganshire
Details of Event
Deceased attempted to jump into the cage as it was leaving the surface. He got partly in and was caught between the top of the cage and the collar boards. He had been told by the banksman to stand back as the cage was full and that he should go down in the next cage.